Storage and shipping kit for stove-lantern apparatus



Dec. 28, 1965 P. Br-:NcoE 3,225,756

STORAGE AND SHIPPING KIT FOR STOVE-LANTERN APPARATUS original FiledApril 27, 1962 s sheets-sheet l ATTORNEYS Dec. 28, 1965 Original FiledApril 27, 1962 P. BENCCE STORAGE AND SHIPPING KlT FOR STOVE-LANTERNAPPARATUS 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 q a ATTORNEYS Dec. 28, 1965 P. BENcoE3,225,755

STORAGE AND SHIPPING KIT FOR sTovE-LANTERN APPARATUS Original FiledApril 27, 1962 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 f C "K ff ff INVENTOR faul .3e/250e)By/l W I ATTORNEYS United States Patent' O 3,225,756 STORAGE ANDSHIPPING KIT FOR STOVE-LANTERN APPARATUS Paul Bencoe, Albuquerque, N.Mex., assignor to Southwest International, Ine., Albuquerque, N. Mex., acorporation of New Mexico Original application Apr. 27, 1962, Ser. No.190,584, now Patent No. 3,154,065, dated Oct. 27, 1964. Divided and thisapplication Jan. 8, 1964, Ser. No. 342,326

Claims. (Cl. 126-9) This application is a division of aplication SerialNo. 190,584, led April 27, 1962, now Patent No. 3,154,065.

This invention is a fiuid fuel burning apparatus which may be used as astove for light cooking and/or heating, or as a lantern.

One object of the invention is to provide a combined stove-lanternapparatus which is simple and economical in construction, efficient inoperation and which may be dismantled and/or assembled with a minimumexpenditure of time and effort.

Another object of the invention is to provide an apparatus of thecharacter described which is designed so that when dismantled, theseveral parts thereof may be rearranged in a compact manner for storageor shipment.

An important aspect of the invention is to provide an apparatus of thecharacter described which may be readily and safely and economicallypacked for transportation to the places of intended, regular oremergency use, such as encampments, bivouacs, picnic grounds, falloutshelters and the like, and for storage before and after transportation,and for shipment to various remote areas of the world where gas andelectricity are not readily available to the average citizen, and tothis end, the invenion provides also a novel package or kit includingthe stove-lantern, all of its parts and accessories, as well as a supplyof fuel cartridges for use therewith, and special interftting containersfor packing the several parts and articles into a single compact unitfor shipping.

The manner in which these and other objects of the invention arerealized will be understood from a reading of the followingspecification in connection with the accompanying drawings in which FIG.l is a generally vertical sectional view of the apparatus as assembledfor use,

FIG. 2 is a transverse sectional view taken on line 2 2 of FIG. l,

FIG. 3 is a partial side elevation of the upper compartment of thestove, which houses the burner unit,

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of one form of burner unit supporting plate,

FIG. 5 is a fragmental detail view in section showing the manner ofoperatively associating the burner head with a fuel cartridge,

FIG. 6 is a view similar to FIG. 5 of a modified form of burner head,

FIGS. 7 and 8 are views similar to FIGS. 5 and 6 of a combined cookingand lantern burner head,

FIG. 9 is a fragmental detail elevation partly in section, showing amodified form of a fuel cartridge carrier, together with a cartridgetherein,

FIG. 10 is a top plan View of the cartridge and carrier shown in FIG. 9,

FIG. l1 is a vertical sectional view of the inner container of theshipping package showing the fuel cartridges therein,

FIG. 12 is a top plan of the inner container unit of FIG. 11,

FIG. 13 is a vertical sectional view of the shipping package and itscontents with parts broken away,

FIG: 14 is a detail view of a modified form of door mounting,

3,225,750 Patented Dec. 28, 1965 e lCC lFIG. 15 is a detail view of amodified form of constructthe glass side panels 21, and

FIG. 16 shows a modified form of fuel cartridge and burner cap utilizingliquid fuel.

In the accompanying drawings I have shown preferred form of myinvention, but it will be understood that the drawings are but for thepurpose of illustration and not to be considered as defining the limitsof my invention.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION As shown in the accompanying drawings, my inventioncomprises a lower base member indicated generally at 1, an upper burnercompartment member 2, and a burner unit 3, the latter being disposed inthe burner compartment 2 as shown. The burner compartment member 2 ismouted upon the upper end of the lower base member 1, as shown.

When not in use, means are provided of arranging the apparatus in`dismantled condition in compact form for storage or for ready and safeshipping.

THE BASE The base member 1 comprises a top plate 4, and side walls orpanels 5 conected to the top plate, preferably at the edges thereof asshown, and depending therefrom to form a box-like construction, open atthe bottom as shown at 6. The respective side walls or panels 5 areconnected to adjacent panels as at 7, to form a substantially rigid baseto support the upper burner compartment.

The top plate 4 of the base member 1 is provided with a generallycentrally disposed aperture or opening 8 of a size and shape to receivethe burner unit 3 in a manner to be more clearly described hereinafter.

The top plate 4 is further provided with means for facilitating theattachment of the burner compartment member 2 thereto, as will beexplained hereinafter, and such means may be in the form of slots 9Ipositioned to receive complemental attachment features carried by theburner compartment member.

The base member 1, at the bottom thereof may be provided with cornerexetnsions such as 10 to serve as feet; These extensions may be pointedas shown to facilitate the entry thereof into the ground when theapparatus is used out-of-doors. When used indoors, the pointedextremities of the legs 10 may be pushed into rubber or the like discsor blocks 11, so that the device may be supported on a table or otherarticle of furniture.

The base member 1 may be conveniently made of metal and the top 4 andthe side panels 5 thereof appropriately secured together in anyconvenient manner, as by welding or riveting, as shown at 12.

The base 1 may be of any convenient height, and ltransverse dimensions,but preferably the dimension from the top plate 4 to the lower edges 5aof the side panels 5 should be sufficient to completely house 'andconceal the fuel cartridge of the burner unit 3, as will appea-r laterherein. Preferably, the side wall panels 5 are of a length so that whenthe base 1 is telescopically associated with the burner compartment 2,as will be hereinafter described, the side walls 5 of the b-ase willoverlap 'the side panels of the burner compartment member substantiallythroughout their length. Furthermore, the legs or extensions 10 shou-ldbe of a length to insure that the lower edges 5a of the side panels 5are out of contact with the ground or other supporting surface.

As will appear later, it is also important that the inner transversedimensions of the base 1 be such as to telescopically receive the upperburner compartment member 2, for packing and storage purposes, and thatthe slots 9 be symmetrically arranged in the top plate 4, so that, whenthe parts are packed for storage these slots will accommodate thecomplement-al members on the upper burner compartment 2, atll of whichwill be fully explained later herein.

BURNER COMPARTMENT The burner compartment member 2 comprises an uppermetal cooking top plate 13 provided with louvers or slots 14. Thecooking plate 13 is preferably of transverse dimensions correspondinggenerally to outer transverse dimensions of the base 1, t facilitatepacking -as will be explained.

The top cooking plate 13 has secured to its under suryface 15 suitabletransverse frame members 16, which as shown at 17, are inset from therespective outer edges 18 of the plate 13. Extending downwardly from theframe members 16, at the connected ends thereof, are vertical framemembers 19, which in turn, are connected at the lower ends by transverseframe members 20. Thus, the transverse frames 16 and 20 and the verticalframes 19, as described, form open or skeleton panels which supportglass, plastic or similar transparent panes 21, the latter beingindividually framed as at 22, which frames are secured as by welding at23 to the inner faces of the respective skeleton panels.

The plate 13 is shown in FIG. 2 as being four sided, with the burnercompartment enclosed by four glass side panels. While the number ofsides to the compartment is optional, it should be noted that one sidepanel should be movably mounted in order to provide access to thecompartment to adjust and light the burner. With this in mind, upperhorizontal panel shown in FIG. 2, is made in the form of a hinged door24, the upper horizontal frame member 25 of which is hingedly connectedto the under surface of the top 13, as at 26, in a manner so that theframe of said door 24 will abut `in closed position, the vertical framemember 19-19 of the adjacent Side panels as clearly shown in FIGS. 2 and3. Any suitable form of latching detent 27 may be formed or secured tothe upper surface of the top plate 4 of the base 1 to releasably retainthe door in closed position. A knob or handle 28 is provided as shownHaving in mind the door construction, as described, may leave the lowerends of the upright frame members 19 on either side of the door or panelopening unrestrained against relative lateral movement, `a lower crossbrace member 29 maybe connected to these members as shown in FIG. 3.

As previously mentioned herein, the burner compartment member 2, carriescomplemental fastening members to engage and t within the slots 9 of thetop plate 4. These fastening members are shown at 30 in the form of lugssecured to or carried by the lower transverse frame members 20, and bythe cross brace member 29, at the opening which is closed by the hingedpanel or door 24. With the lugs 30 thus engaged in the slots 9, theburner compartment 2 is properly and safely positioned for use.

BURNER UNIT The burner unit 3 comprises a fuel cartridge 31, a carrierthereof, indicated generally at 32, and a burner cap as shown generallyat 33. The apparatus of the invention is designed to burn LP gas andparticularly in the convenient form now marketed in cans or cartridgeshaving a puncturable tip or nozzle 34. This is a well-known article ofcommerce and per se forms no part of the present invention. A fulldescription of such a fuel cartridge will be found in U.S. Patent No.2,683,484, and is presently marketed by the Coleman Co., Inc., ofWichita, Kansas for use with fuel burning equipment they manufacture.The cartridge is in the form of a can gencrally 3 in diameter and 5 inoverall height.

As shown in FIG. 1, the burner unit 3 is supported within the burnercompartment 2 by a carrier or support device including a bottom bar orplate dimensioned to underlie and support the bottom of the fuelcart-ridge 31. At opposite ends of the bar or at diametrically oppositepoints on the circumference of the bottom plate 35 are attachedupstanding rods or bars 36, and these rods at ltheir upper ends 37 areconnected to a transverse member 38 having a central opening 39 to takethe top or neck 40 of the fuel cartridge 31, and other apertures 41adjacent to the ends of the bar which are disposed to be engaged bythreaded terminal portions 42 on the rods 36. The bar 38 may thus besecured in pla-ce by thumb screws 43, to retain the cartridge within thecarrier 32.

The carrier 32 with the cartridge 31 associated therewith as describedis arranged to be adjustably supported on the top plate 4 of the base 1,by a support plate 44, shown more in detail in FIG. 4. The support plate44 is of a transverse dimension so that it will span the opening 8 inthe plate 4 as shown in FIG. l and is provided with a central opening 45of a size to snugly iit the outer dimension of the cartridge 31 and atdiametrically opposite points the wall of said opening 45 is providedwith notches 46 to receive the rods 36, when the cartridge and carrierare entered in the opening 45 as shown. The rods 36 at longitudinallyspaced points are provided with notches or slots 47 arranged inhorizontally disposed pairs. The notches 47 are dimensioned to receivethe edge of the support plate, so that when the rods 36 are disposedwithin the notches 46, with the slots 47 aligned horizontally with theplate 44, the cartridge and carrier may be turned about the axis of thecartridge to move the rods 36 out of alignment with the notches 46 andthus dispose the shoulders 48, defined by the slots 47, in overlyingsupporting relation to the upper surface of the plate 44. The opening inthe top plate 4 of the base 1, is dimensioned to receive the cartridgeand carrier, as shown in FIG. l so that the carrier 32 with thecartridge 31 mounted therein may be disposed therein with the supportplate 44 resting on and supported by the top plate 4 of the base.

Mounted upon the transverse member 38 and secured thereto is a 'burnerhead or cap shown at 33. The burner head is provided with a hollow shankor needle 49 designed to be pushed through the nipple or diaphragm 34,in a conventional manner, and thereby all-ow the pressurized fuel withinthe cartridge 31 to escape into burner head, which comprises a hollowbody 50 with which the upper end of the shank or needle 49 communicates.Intermediate the Ihollow mixing chamber 51 of the burner head and the-lower end `of the needle 49 there is provided Ia control valve 52having a threaded stem 53 and an operating knob 54. If desired one ormore lair ducts 55 may be provided in the body 50 to provide air for aproper combustible mixture. The body 50 is provi-ded with a generallycentrally disposed upstanding nipple 56, to which is threadedly attacheda burner cap 57 having a centrally disposed gas outlet 58, all of whichis clearly shown in FIG. 5.

By having the support plate 44 disposed for angular adjustment about.the axis of the cartridge 31, the burner unit may be .readilypositioned within the burner compartment 2, to properly dispose thevalve knob 54, for manipulation through the door 24.

The burner cap shown in FIG. 5 is provided with but a single gas port 58and is thus adapted primarily to function as an illuminating burner asdistinguished from a cooking -or heating burner. When using this burnercap the burner unit 3 is preferably disposed as shown particularly inFIG. l with the support plate 44 associated with one uppermost pair ofslots or notches 47. This tends to dispose the ame 59, generallycentrally within the burner compartment 2, as shown.

When it is desired to use the apparatus for light cooking or heating,the burner cap 57 may be replaced by the cap shown at 60 in FIG. 6. Thecap 60 is provided with a plurality of laterally directed gas ports 61as well as the central port 62 so as to provide for burning a greaterquantity of fuel than is possible with the burner cap 57 of FIG. 5. Whenutilizing the apparatus for cooking and/or heating with the burner cap60 of FIG. 6, it may be desirable to move the support plate 44 to thelower set of notches 47, thereby to place the burner head and llamecloser to the cooking plate 13. Other than for the increased numberand-dispositions of gas ports the burner head 60 is similar to burnerhead 57.

A further modication of the burner head is shown in FIGS. 7 and 8wherein the central cylindrical nipple 63 is unthreaded and is enteredinto a correspondingly shaped recess in a burner cap 64, having a topcentral gas port 65. The annular flange 66 of the burner cap 64, is, asshown, provided with plural laterally directed gas ports 67, which, byproper angular adjustment of the cap 64 on the nipple 63, brings theports 67 into or out `of alignment with similar ports or passages 68 inthe nipple 63. By this arrangement the burner may be converted from asingle port burner (similar to that shown in FIG. 5) to a multiple portburner (similar to that shown in FIG. 6).

A modified form of carrier for the fuel cartridge is shown in FIGS. 9and 10. In this form the carrier is designed as a box-like container 69generally rectangular in cross section and dimensioned to receive snuglya fuel cartridge 70. The upper edge portion of the container is providedwith plural upstanding bolt members 71 which serve to hold in place acover member 72, by means of thumb nuts 73. A burner -unit 74 may beassociated with the puncturable nipple of the cartridge in the mannerpreviously described. The opposite corner edges 75-75 of theV containermay be slotted at 76 as shown so that the container 69 with a cartridge70 enclosed therein may be operatively engaged with a supporting plate77, having a square opening 77a as shown in FIG. 10, in a manner similarto that described in connection with the notched bars 36 and thesupporting plate 44 of FIGS. 1 and 2. As in the first modification, thecontainer 69 may have plural pairs of slots 76-76 so that the burnerunit may be disposed at different elevations with respect to the cookingplate 13.

FURTHER MODIFICATIONS While the door to the burner compartment has beenshown in FIG. 1 as hinged at its top edge to the under surface of thecooking plate 13, said door may, if found more convenient, be hinged toswing about a vertical axis as shown in FIG. 14.

The glass side panels of the burner compartment are shown in FIG. 1 ascomprising a separate frame 22 Welded or otherwise secured to the framemembers 16, 19 and 20, may be constructed by modifying the frame members16, 19 and 20 as shown in FIG. 15 Where the vertical and horizontalframe members 119 and 120 respectively are shown channel shaped in crosssection, so that the glass panes 121 may be mounted directly in theseframe -members together with suitable backing 122. In this form ofconstruction, one of the glass panes could be developed to function as asliding door by providing one of the vertical frame members 119 with avertical slot dimensioned to permit withdrawal of the pane 121.

Furthermore, the burner unit hereinbefore described as including an LPcartridge, might well be modified to include a liquid fuel container 131of similar size and shape to the LP container 31, said liquid fuelcontainer as shown in FIG. 16 being provided with an externally threadedneck portion 132 to which, in use, it attached a conventional wickburner cap 133 carrying a wick 134 which may be adjusted in aconventional manner by a control shaft 135 having means interengagedwith the Wick by'which the wick may be raised or lowered in aconventional manner. Normally, the container 131 may be provided with aconventional screw closure cap not shown.

While the stove-lantern has, for convenience, been illustrated asgenerally rectangular in cross section, it is of course obvious .thatthe base land/or the combustion chamber member may be made of othershapes (such as circular, or triangular) if desired, and also the legsor feet 10 of the apparat-us might readily be made detachable orcollapsible instead of integral as shown, Without departing from thespirit of the invention.

STORAGE AND SHIPPING KIT The storage and shipping kit, an important partof my invention is designed to facilitate dismantling of the apparatusand arranging it in compact nested relation, together with speciallydesigned containers for storing and/or shipping the same. To this endthe lower base 1 and the upper burner compartment are dimensione-d to betelescopically engaged with one another when dismantled. Thus, aspreviously stated, the interior transverse dimensions of the base member1 are such as to permit snug telescopic engagement of these members asshown in FIG. 13, wherein the burner compartment member 2 is showndisposed Within an outer container 78, said container including a bottom'79 and perimetrically disposed upstanding side Walls connected to saidbottom 79. The transverse dimensions of the container 78 aresubstantially the same as those of the cooking top 13, and the containerhas a depth corresponding to the overall vertical height of the burnercompartment 2, including the lugs 30, so that the burner compartmentmember 2 may be disposed within said container in an inverted positionas shown in FIG. 13, with the lugs 30 disposed substantially at thelevel of the upper ends of the side walls 80 of said container. Due tothe fact that the side panels of the burner compartment 2 are inset withrespect to the outer edges of the cooking top 13 as shown at 17 and 18in FIGS. 1 and 13, there is provided a space or clearance 81 between theside walls 80 and the side panels of the burner cornpartment member,into which the side walls 5 of the base member 1 may tit, when the basemember is placed in said container 78, as shown in FIG. 13. Due to thesymmetrical disposition of the lugs 30 and slots 9 as previouslydescribed, the lugs 30 will pass through said slots as shown, thuspermitting the members 1 and 2 to be compactly nested as shown.

The members 1 and 2 as thus nested provide interior utilizable space,and this is used to house an inner compartmented container 82, see FIG.12. The inner container 82 is dirnensioned to fit snugly within thespace enclosed by the burner compartment member, and may be placedtherein before the base member 1 is telescopically engaged with themember 2. Before telescopically interiitting the base and burnercompartment member, the support plate 44 or 77 may be deposited in thebottom of the space enclosed by the side panels of the burnercompartment and on the upwardly facing surface of the cooking top 13 asshown in FIG. 13. If desired, however, the plate 44 (or 77) may beplaced in the inner container 82 over the cartridges therein, orotherwise, as found most expedient.

The inner container 82 is provided with transverse vertically extendingpartitions 83 which are arranged to divide the interior of the containerinto four compartments 84, open at the top as shown. Each compartment 84is dimensioned transversely to receive snugly a fuel cartridge 31. Thusan ample supply of fuel may be conveniently packed for storage and/ orshipment, together with the stove-lantern apparatus.

As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, a carrier or support unit shown generallyat 85 may be associated with a cartridge in one of said compartments,and said unit may include a burner head as shown at 86. It will ofcourse be understood that the carrier unit indicated at 8S may be eitherof the type shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 9 and the burner head shown at 86,may be either of the burner heads shown in FIGS. 5, 6 or 7. It will benoted that the compartments 84, and the inner container 82 are of aheight to provide above the fuel cartridges housed therein, suicientspace to receive and house the rubber feet 11, as well as spare burnerheads or different type burner heads or cap as hereinbefore described.While the inner container is shown open at the top for convenience, itcould of course be provided with a conventional slip type cover, or withthe usual cover aps provided on conventional corrugated packing boxes,if desired. Also, any suitable packing material such as crushed paper ora piece of soft cloth (to be utilized for wiping or cleaning parts ofthe apparatus) could be disposed in the space above the articles orstored in the compartment of the inner container 82 and the top 87 ofthe outer container (or the top of the inner container if one isprovided).

The outer container 78 may be closed by a cover member 87. Both theinner and outer containers may be made of corrugated board, wood,plastic, metal, or the like, and the cover 87 may be applied and securedto the container 78 in any conventional manner. Thus the cover 87 may bea conventional slip type cover, a hinged cover, or comprise a pluralityof superposed flaps carried by the side wall 80 and sealed together asis conventional with corrugated paste board shipping containers. Ofcourse, any suitable lining or packing material (not shown) could beused within the outer and/ or inner containers and the articles storedtherein, if desired, to minimize movement of the articles and/ or toreduce rattle. The final product as shown in FIG. 13, sealed and readyfor shipping, occupies somewhat less than 1A of a cubic foot, when thestandard size LP fuel cartridges, such as herein described, are used. Itwill be understood that the term LP gas use herein, designates thecommercial form of liquefied petroleum gas such as propane or butane,sometimes referred to as canned gas and available generally on the openmarket in many different forms of cans, cartridges or similarcontainers.

It will be understood that the foregoing description and theaccompanying drawings, are but for the purpose of illustrating adesirable form or forrns of my invention and not for the purpose ofdefining the limits thereof. Therefore, I reserve the right to makechanges in minor details of construction, and in the size andarrangement of parts, without departing fromthe spirit of my inventionwhich is set forth clearly in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A shipping and storage container including a knockdown stove-lantern'apparatus comprising an outer container including a bottom Wall and sidewalls extending upwardly therefrom, said outer container beingdemensioned to receive a stove combustion compartment member, the stovecombustion compartment member having an open bottom portion, a cookingtop, and side Wall panel members depending therefrom and inset from therespective side walls of said cooking top, said combustion compartmentmember being disposed within said outer container in an invertedposition with the cooking top supported on the bottom of said containerwith the side wall panels of the combustion compartment member extendingupwardly therefrom and in spaced, generally parallel relation to therespective side walls of the outer container, an inner containerincluding a bottom Wall and upwardly extending side walls and providedwith partition members dividing the interior of the inner compartmentinto a plurality of upwardly open compartments extending from top tobottom thereof, said inner container being dimensioned to iit snuglywithin upwardly directed open end of the combustion compartment memberand disposed therein with the open ends of the compartments directedupwardly and with the bottom of said inner container supported by thecooking top of the combustion compartment member, plural fuel cartridgesfor use with said stove-lantern apparatus disposed in said compartmentsrespectively, said compartments and said inner container beingdimensioned to receive said cartridges snugly and to provide spacewithin the compartments above the cartridges therein to receive andstore stove accessory parts, and a stove base member including a topplate, side wall panels and an open bottom, said base member beingdimensioned to telescopically and snugly fit over the upwardly directedside wall panels of the combustion compartment member with the side Wallpanels of the base member being disposed between the inner faces of therespective side walls of the outer container and the outer side faces ofthe side wall panels of the combustion compartment member and being sodisposed Within the outer container with the top plate thereof overlyingand at least partially closing the upper ends of the compartments of theinner container, and cover means for closing the open top of the outercontainer.

2. The apparatus described in claim 14 wherein the side wall panels ofthe combustion chamber member include liangible light transmittingportions which lie inwardly of the side Wall panels of the base memberwhen packed as described, said light transmitting panels being thusprotected against damage due to side wall impacts during shipment.

3. The apparatus described in claim 14 wherein the base member and thecombustion compartment member carry complemental detachable fasteningmeans by which the cooking compartment member is releasably mounted uponsaid base member when in use, said fastener means being symmetricallydisposed on the base member and on the combustion compartment member forproper cooperative engagement both when the combustion compartmentmember is mounted on the base member when in use, and when the basemember is telescopically fitted over the combustion compartment memberwhenpacked for shipment as described.

4. The apparatus described in claim 14 wherein the stove-lanternapparatus includes a burner cap and feet to support the base member whenin use, said burner cap and said feet being disposed within saidcompartments above the fuel cartridges therein when packed for shipmentas described.

5. The apparatus described in claim 14 wherein the stove-lanternapparatus includes a carrier member and a supporting plate for a fuelcartridge, for supporting the burner unit within the combustioncompartment member when the apparatus is in use, said supporting platebeing deposited Within the combustion compartment member on the innerface of the cooking top thereof when the combustion compartment memberis placed in the outer container as described, and said carrier memberbeing operatively associated with one of said fuel cartridges anddepoisted with it in one of said compartments.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 79,084 6/1868Smallwood 126-38 2,907,316 10/1959 Windust 126-9 3,081,692 3/1963Sorensen 126-9 X FREDERICK L. MA'ITESON, JR., Primary Examiner. JAMES W.WESTHAVER, Examiner.

1. A SHIPPING AND STORAGE CONTAINER INCLUDING A KNOCKDOWN STOVE-LANTERNAPPARATUS COMPRISING AN OUTER CONTAINER INCLUDING A BOTTOM WALL AND SIDEWALLS EXTENDING UPWARDLY THEREFROM, SAID OUTER CONTAINER BEINGDEMENSIONED TO RECEIVE A STOVE COMBUSTION COMPARTMENT MEMBER, THE STOAVECOMBUSTION COMPARTMENT MEMBER HAVING AN OPEN BOTTOM PORTION, A COOKINGSTOP, AND SIDE WALL PANEL MEMBERS DEPENDING THEREFROM AND INSET FROM THERESPECTIVE SIDE WALLS OF SAID COOKING TOP, SAID COMBUSTION COMPARTMENTMEMBER BEING DISPOSED WITHIN SAID OUTER CONTAINER IN AN INVERTEDPOSITION WITHIN SAID OUTER CONPORTED ON THE BOTTOM OF SAID CONTAINERWITH THE SIDE WALL PANELS OF THE COMBUSTION COMPARTMENT MEMBER EXTENDINGUPWARDLY THEREFROM AND IN SPACED, GENERALLY PARALLEL RELATION TO THERESPECTIVE SIDE WALLS OF THE OUTER CONTAINER, AN INNER CONTAINERINCLUDING A BOTTOM WALL AND UPWARDLY EXTENDING SIDE WALLS AND PROVIDEDWITH PARTITION MEMBERS DIVIDING THE INTERIOR OF THE INNER COMPARTMENTINTO A PLURALITY OF UPWARDLY OPEN COMPARTMENTS EXTENDING FROM TOP TOBOTTOM THEREOF, SAID INNER CONTAINER BEING DIMENSIONED TO FIT SNUGLYWITHIN UPWARDLY DIRECTED OPEN END OF THE COMBUSTION COMPARTMENT MEMBERAND DISPOSED THEREIN WITH THE OPEN ENDS OF THE COMPARTMENTS DIRECTEDUPWARDLY AND WITH THE BOTTOM OF SAID INNER CONTAINER SUPPORTED BY THECOOKING TOP OF THE COMBUSTION